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Madison’s LumberNews Archive: 2011
Year-End Review — 2011: Executive Summary The defining story of North America construction framing dimension softwood lumber market 2011 was the transformation of the Canadian lumber industry into a more globally diversified and operationally efficient business.By year-end, the North American lumber industry was leaner, more internationally connected, and better positioned to capitalize on future housing…
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Madison’s LumberNews Archive: 2010
Year-End Review — 2010: Executive Summary The story of North America construction framing dimension softwood lumber market 2010 was stabilization after crisis:Following the unprecedented disruption of 2008 and 2009, North American lumber producers successfully adapted to a new operating environment characterized by disciplined manufacturing, cautious investment, and growing international diversification.While U.S. housing remained well below…
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Madison’s LumberNews Archive: 2009
Year-End Review — 2009: Executive Summary The story of North America construction framing dimension softwood lumber market 2009 was one of disciplined recovery:Unlike previous business cycles, the improvement was not driven by a surge in housing demand. Instead, it resulted from unprecedented production discipline, historically lean inventories, improving government support for housing markets, and the…
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Madison’s Lumber Prices Index Aug 28, 2026: US$521 mfbm
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Softer Lumber Prices in Mid-August Despite Tight Supply
The trend line for benchmark softwood lumber commodity item Western S-P-F 2×4 has been quite stable this year, from the lowest price of US$426 mfbm right at the beginning of 2026, to a high of $516 during July. Western S-P-F 2×4 prices had a spread of $90 mfbm; quite normal historically throughout the course of…
